diff --git a/package/base-files/files/etc/passwd b/package/base-files/files/etc/passwd
index 6fe6ab5ad4..d49942dd79 100644
--- a/package/base-files/files/etc/passwd
+++ b/package/base-files/files/etc/passwd
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 root:!:0:0:root:/root:/bin/ash
 nobody:*:65534:65534:nobody:/var:/bin/false
+daemon:*:65534:65534:daemon:/var:/bin/false